This year, OFWGKTA’s dynamic duo, MellowHype, reissued their sophomore album BlackenedWhite on Mississippi’s Fat Possum Records. Remixed, re-mastered and streamlined to eleven tracks for maximum efficiency; Hodgy Beats and Left Brain are quickly perfecting a formula that speaks to the younger generation. It is chord heavy mood music laced with the spirit of rebellion, but [cont.]

Space Case from David Dutton on Vimeo. From Hopie’s Raw Games, due Sept 13th. Single available now on Itunes. Director, Editor, Video FX: David Dutton.

Kev hustled via Twitter to make this happen. Nice job, man.

Oh word? LISTEN: Maffew Ragazino + Action Bronson – “Jordan vs. Bird” Maffew Ragazino + Action Bronson – “Jordan vs. Bird” Shout: NR

LISTEN: Mac Miller – “Femme Fatale (Freestyle)” Mac Miller – “Femme Fatale (Freestyle)”

Produced By Blended Babies. LISTEN: Asher Roth – “Ampersand”

LISTEN: Red Cafe – “Fly Together” (feat. Rick Ross & Ryan Leslie)

1. Boat Check In (“Otis” Freestyle) 2. This & That (“Lil Bruh” Freestyle) 3. Wonderfully I (“Trouble on My Mind” Freestyle) 4. Black Hero Music (“Superman” Freestyle) 5. Take It There (“Lift Off” Freestyle) 6. Wikipedia Rap (“Failure” Freestyle) Skyzoo – “The Penny Freestyle Series: The Complete Collection”

Fail.

Two new tracks from Plug Research’s upcoming Lee Bannon release, Fantastic Plastic, due 2012.

Another one from Rolling Stoned, due August 30th. LISTEN: Smoke DZA – “Personal Party” (feat. Curren$y) Smoke DZA – “Personal Party” (feat. Curren$y)

Nice.

New material from 1/4 of Money Making Jam Boys. LISTEN: Truck North – “Indivisible” Truck North – “Indivisible”

Skillz presents: Hip-Hop Confessions ep. 9 — Ladies First from Visually Inklined on Vimeo. Skillz gets some great confessions from 3 of hip-hop’s most prominent, pioneering women; MC Lyte, Salt-n-Pepa. Produced by: Skillz & Visually Inklined.

Murs Love & Rockets: Episode 2 from DD172 on Vimeo.

Peter Bailey catches up with DC poet emcee Wale inside Ocean Drive’s Prime Hotel, where the impassioned star dishes on resurrecting hip hop’s social conscience.

Shoutout to Bootleg Kev, who had me up at RedySetRadio on Hot 97.5 KVEG last night. I can’t believe the shit I got away with playing on commercial radio…. Enjoy:

In Part One, Statik Selektah speaks with HipHopSite.Com’s DJ Pizzo about his new album “Population Control” on Showoff Records, as well as working with Mac Miller right before he blew up. In Part Two, Statik reveals the title of his new album with Termanology, 2012, due December 20th. He also speaks on a cut he [cont.]

N.O.R.E. speaks on his new finito track with lil wayne, his relationship with Pharrell Williams, and he also elaborates on his current situation with Capone.

New video off Asia’s Crack Belt Theatre album, which is available now.